BOYHOOD DAYS OF GUY FAWKES – Arno Press, 1st 1976 – FANTASY, HISTORICAL FICTION
THE BOYHOOD DAYS OF GUY FAWKES OR, THE CONSPIRATORS OF OLD LONDON
Book Details + Condition: Arno Press (New York). First Edition thus, 1976. Part of Arno Press’ hard-to-find “Supernatural & Occult Fiction” collection. Facsimile reprint of the original publication, originally released circa 1899 (ND). Hardcover with purple boards and silver titling to front and spine. 184 pages; Illustrated. By R.J. Lamb. A fictionalized account of the life of Guy Fawkes, the infamous Englishman whose involvement in a conspiracy to destroy Parliament in 1605 as revenge for the laws discriminating against Catholics resulted in his being hanged as a traitor. In this story he is just beginning on his fanatic ways, certain that he is destined for greatness, and enlists the help of Conrad Burleigh, the son of a blacksmith, and the hunchback that has lived in the cathedral his father owns, and makes for London.
From the massive occult collection of King Lawrence Parker – academic, dissertation author, and book collector extraordinaire. Book is in near-new, unread condition, with firm binding, bright boards, and a clean interior. Please see our other listings for more rare Arno Press publications.
